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Students weigh in on improving patient handoffs, GME and more

AMA members will debate some of the most talked about issues in medicine at the AMA Medical Student Section (MSS) Interim Meeting, Nov. 6 to 8 in Dallas. Make sure your voice is heard.

Medical Students
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Why future physicians shouldn't miss TEDMED

Medical students across the country are planning to tune into TEDMED 2014. Make sure to join your peers in taking advantage of your complimentary access to TEDMED and hear inspirational perspectives from transformative thinkers in science, health and medicine.

Medical Students
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Students, residents deliver message to Congress: Save GME

Students, residents and fellows across the country are coming together this week to call on Congress to preserve funding for graduate medical education (GME) during Save GME Week.

GME Funding
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How new students can jump headfirst into medicine

It’s funny that no matter how old you are, the autumn season always signals a fresh start. As we move into August and September, my thoughts turn to the students heading back to school, and to the new medical students just joining our ranks.

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Leadership Viewpoints
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Med students make health fundraising, awareness social

Medical students are working every day to learn the best ways to treat tomorrow’s patients—but many are having an impact on important health issues today, too. Social media is the perfect place for students and medical schools to share their good work.

Medical Students
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California allots $7 million for primary care residency slots

Unprecedented grassroots advocacy by the physician and medical student community, including the AMA Medical Student Section and the California Medical Association, has led the California legislature to approve and the governor to sign a state budget that includes $7 million for new primary care residency slots.

GME Funding
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5 tips to manage medical school loans after graduation

The average medical school graduate of the class of 2013 left school with nearly $170,000 in debt, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). For many, it’s even higher. Manage your education loans after graduation with five tips.

Residency Finance
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Med schools receive AMA awards for innovative programs

The AMA Medical Student Section presented the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences and the University of Florida College of Medicine with awards during the AMA-MSS Annual Meeting. Both schools are prior winners of the section’s Event of the Month awards.

Medical Students
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Inner-city kids learn about healthy living, medical careers

More than 50 medical students made quite an impression Friday on nearly 600 children at a public school in Chicago’s South Side during a special health and wellness event held in conjunction with the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting.

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